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‘What do students of color want?’ BSU holds forum to discuss diversity at Fredonia

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  SHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader   Black Student Union (BSU) presented “Let Your Voice Be Heard,” an open forum where students of color were able to come and express their concerns, wants and needs as a student of Fredonia. This open forum had a diverse panel that consisted......
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‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’ Show highlights lack of legislation and growth

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader   Kidnapped, tied to a fence, beaten and left to die. This describes the murder of former student of The University of Wyoming, Matthew Shepard. He was gay. “This is the landmark gay hate crime in the U.S., and it happened in our lifetime,”......
Life & Arts

The ‘360 experience’ ‘Summer of ’42’ to be performed in MPR

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader   It’s summer in 1942, and 15-year-old boys have gotten their hands on an anatomy book describing the female body. The mystery of the woman is solved. These boys have just unlocked every secret, every bit of knowledge about their opposite gender. One of......
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‘Otherizing’ or inclusivity? New mandatory survey asks gender identity, sexual orientation

Reading Time: 3 minutes  COLIN PERRY News Editor   Every student at Fredonia begins each semester by filling out surveys proctored by the administration — usually something as simple as checking a box or confirming that, yes, you are actually attending college. New this semester is another survey students must fill out, one......
Life & Arts

This semester in Fred Theater

Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   For the 2016 Spring semester, Fredonia’s theater department will be staging an innovative pairing of two companion pieces written by the Tectonic Theater Company: “The Laramie Project” and “The Laramie Project: 10 years later.” “The Laramie Project,” which is required reading for many English......
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A new president and vice president Burgos and Taylor win Student Association Executive Election

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   On Nov. 10 and 11, students voted for the president and vice president duo they think will serve the campus best. The polls closed Tuesday at 9 p.m. and with 142 votes Jason Burgos, a senior finance and business administration major, and Mary......
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America outdoes China United States creates 15-child policy

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  PHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist   Since 1979, China’s one-child policy tilted the scales of birth. Some may say, “But Phyllis! There’s more than one child in China! That policy must not have been effective!” Those people, however, are misinformed. This one-child policy dictated that parents could have no more......
Life & Arts

The intersection of religion of queerness: Vivek Shraya presents at Fall Gathering and Queer History Month closing ceremonies

Reading Time: 3 minutesS. L. FULLER Editor in Chief   Toronto-based author Vivek Shraya called Alberta the “Texas of Canada.” To a room full of Fredonia students and faculty, this comparison proved vivid enough. Alberta is the province in which Shraya grew up as a queer Hindu, which adds another whole dimension to......

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